Colleges and Universities Offering Higher Certificate in Construction in South Africa

Institutions Offering Higher Certificate in Construction

•  Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria  
  Duration: 1 year
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  -A Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification, with C symbols at Standard or D symbols at Higher Grade for English and Mathematics, and a D symbol at Standard Grade or an E symbol at Higher Grade for Physical Science.
  -A National Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification, with a higher certificate endorsement, or an equivalent qualification, with an achievement level of at least 4 for English (home language or first additional language) and Mathematics or Technical Mathematics, and at least a 3 for Physical Sciences or Technical Sciences.
  -A National Certificate (Vocational) at NQF Level 4, with a higher certificate endorsement, issued by the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi), with at least 50% (APS of 4) for English and Mathematics and 40% (APS of 3) for Physical Sciences.
  -A National Senior Certificate and a National N Certificate as published in Nated 191: N3 (NQF Level 4) issued by both the Department of Higher Education (DHET) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi), with at least 50% for English, Mathematics N3, Engineering Sciences N3 and any other two additional subjects.
  
  Course Overview:
  -Communication Skills
  -Computer Literacy
  -Construction Management
  -Engineering Graphics
  -Engineering Physics
  -Information Literacy
  -Life Skills
  -Technical Mathematics
•  Rosebank College, Durban  
  Duration: 1 year
  
  Tuition fees: R 25,990 per year
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  -A NSC (​National Senior Certificate​) ​with Higher Certificate admission- A minimum of 30 % for English is required; OR
  -​A NC(V) (National Certificate (Vocational)​) with Higher Certificate admission – A minimum of 40 % in English on either First Additional Language or Home Language level, with a minimum of 40% in Life Orientation and a minimum of 50% in four vocational subjects; OR
  -A SC (without endorsement) or equivalent– A minimum of 5 subjects must be passed.
  
  Course Overview:
  -Principles of Building Construction
  -Computer Aided Drafting Introduction (AUTOCAD)
  -Basic Drawing Skills
  -Introduction to Scholarship 1A
  -Introduction to Personal Computing
  -Introduction to Academic and Digital Literacy
  -Business Communication
  -Civil and Structural Drafting Skills
  -Computer Aided Drafting Intermediate (AUTOCAD)
  -Work Integrated Learning 1
  -Work Readiness Programme Workshop 1
  -Digital Citizenship
•  Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein  
  Duration: 1 year
  
  Minimum entry requirement:
  1. For candidates who matriculated in 2007 or before:
  -Grade 12 National Senior Certificate with a minimum score of 27 on the CUT scoring scale, plus a minimum mark of 50% on standard grade or 40% on higher grade in both Physical Sciences and Mathematics
  2. For candidates who completed the NSC in 2008 and thereafter:
  -A National Senior Certificate with a score of 27 on the CUT scoring scale, plus a minimum pass mark of 50% (rating 4) in both Mathematics and Physical Sciences.
  
  Modules Overview:
  -Construction and the Environment
  -Construction Management
  -Construction Mathematics
  -Construction Technology
  -Fundamentals of Contract Law
  -Fundamentals of Human Settlement Development
  -Measurement, Estimating and Tendering
  -Physical Building Science
  -Site Establishment and Supervision

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